Brian Emerson Newnam

Background

Newnam, Brian Emerson was born on August 11, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of George Emerson and Margaret Jeanne (Bumpas) Newnam.

Education

Bachelor, Occidental College, 1962; Master of Arts, University of Southern California, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern California, 1972.

Career

Engineer thermophysics, Douglas Aircraft Company, Santa Monica, California, 1962-1965; staff member thermophysics, TRW Systems Group, Redondo Beach, California, 1965-1968; from staff member laserphysics to project leader XUV Fels, XUV Lithographic Technologies, LIDAR systems, accelerator-driven transmutation technologies, Los Alamos (New Mexico) National Laboratory, since 1972; visiting scientist, Max Planck Institute, Garching, Federal Republic Germany, 1982. Editor, co-chairman Boulder Damage Symposia, Colorado, since 1979.

Achievements

• Brian Emerson Newnam has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Optical Society American. Member Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Kingslake Medal and Prize 1991), Violin Society American, Southern California.Assn. Violin Makers.

Interests

• Avocations: violinist, violin collector and expert, track and field.

Connections

Married Kay Ellen Johnson, June 13, 1975. 1 child, Michael Alexander.

Father:

George Emerson Newnam

Mother:

Margaret Jeanne (Bumpas) Newnam

Spouse:

Kay Ellen Johnson

child:

Michael Alexander Newnam